Nottingham Indymedia: 'notts_sos'

Protests as Nottingham City Council set budget

Wed, 07 Mar 2012 19:56:38 +0000

On Monday 5th March, city councillors in Nottingham met to vote through a budget which will cut £20m and 195 jobs while upping council tax by 3.49%. Campaigners protested outside the meeting at both lunchtime and in the early evening.

On the newswire: Campaigners condemn city council budget decision | Nottingham City Council Budget £20m Cuts Protest | Protest against Notttingham City Council budget | Notts SOS: city council budget protest | Saturday in the Market Square | Notts SOS Indymedia group

Previous features: Nottingham City Council plans more cuts | No Cuts in Nottingham! | Resistance to Nottingham City Cuts

Campaigners condemn city council budget decision

Tue, 06 Mar 2012 21:12:25 +0000

Campaigners condemn city council budget decision

Campaigners from Nottinghamshire Save Our Services (Notts SOS) have condemned the budget, voted through by councillors on Monday 5th March.

Protest against Notttingham City Council budget

Mon, 05 Mar 2012 16:11:38 +0000

On Monday 5th March, Nottingham City Council met to set its budget for 2012-13. Following the pattern set last year, the council has decided to moan about how nasty central government cuts are but pass them onto the people of Nottingham anyway. Angered by their spinelessness, Notts SOS and Nottingham City Unison held a protest in the Market Square from 12.30pm.

Notts SOS: city council budget protest

Thu, 01 Mar 2012 21:30:11 +0000

Campaigners to protest at city council budget meeting

On Monday March 5th, Nottinghamshire Save Our Services (Notts SOS) will protest outside the Council House when Nottingham City Council meets to vote on its budget for 2012-13.

Campaign launched against ICC cuts

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 20:36:55 +0000

Campaign launched against International Community Centre cuts

Nottinghamshire Save Our Services (Notts SOS) is calling on user groups at the International Community Centre (ICC) on Mansfield Road to rally round against proposed funding cuts.

Nottingham City Council plans more cuts

Sun, 22 Jan 2012 12:00:58 +0000

Nottingham City Council has announced its proposals for the 2012-13 budget, these include extensive cuts to jobs and services as well as a council tax hike. Notts SOS has begun a campaign against the planned cuts and urged supporters to attend council consultation events around the city in order to challenge councillors.

On the newswire: Notts SOS protest city council cuts budget | Nottingham City Council Budget Consultations | Cuts and tax rises at Nottingham City Council | Notts SOS Indymedia group

Previous features: No Cuts in Nottingham! | Resistance to Nottingham City Cuts

Notts SOS protest city council cuts budget

Sat, 21 Jan 2012 18:00:32 +0000

Anti-cuts campaigners protest Nottingham City Council cuts budget

Anti-cuts campaigners today (Saturday 21st January) launched a campaign calling on city councillors to vote against Nottingham City Council's proposed budget for 2012-13.

Campaigners condemn govt of "haves/have yachts"

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 17:14:56 +0000

Anti-cuts campaigners condemn government of "haves and have yachts"

Nottinghamshire Save Our Services (Notts SOS) have condemned Education Secretary Michael Gove's suggestion that a new royal yacht be gifted to the Queen to mark the diamond jubilee.

Protests in Notts Mark 63rd Anniversary of NHS

Tue, 12 Jul 2011 08:22:37 +0000

On Tuesday 5th July, the NHS marked its 63rd anniversary. Campaigners in Notts marked the event with a series of protests against the Health and Social Care Bill. On Tuesday there were protests at Bassetlaw Hospital and London Road roundabout, Nottingham. The following Saturday campaigners held a day of action for the NHS which included a trial of Health Secretary Andrew Lansley and visits to Virgin Media, HSBC and Vodafone, all implicated in different ways in the current situation of the NHS.

On the newswire: Cuts campaigners @ HSBC Vodafone Virgin & the rest | NHS Campaigners hang Andrew Lansley for his crimes | Virgin: Hands Off Our NHS! | Anti-Privatisation Campaigners Protest Virgin | HSBC occupied to save the NHS | NHS Anniversary Event: BBC roundabout, Nottingham | Campaigners celebrate 63rd Birthday of the NHS | Notts SOS calls for action to save our NHS | Save Our NHS Day of Action: Saturday July 9th

Previous features: Notts Uncut: Emergency Operation | Notts Rejects Plans For NHS | Nottingham Mobilises to Save NHS

Virgin: Hands Off Our NHS!

Sat, 09 Jul 2011 16:37:13 +0000

Text of a leaflet handed out, by campaigners outside Virgin Media on Clumber Street as part of the Save Our NHS Day of Action.